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George Pattison

George Pattison
Professor of Critical Studies at the University of Glasgow
Europe & Central Asia

To Cancel or Not to Cancel? Questioning the Russian Idea

October 1, 2024 • by George Pattison
Nine months after the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin delivered a speech in which he argued that although Western leaders always claim to be the champions of freedom, Western liberalism was now engaged in the complete suppression of anything that contradicted its view of what was socially and culturally desirable. ...
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